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Allan Powell: The inside story of divided government
In the early 1970s, two rookie investigative reporters at the Washington Post, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, burst onto the public stage with daily revelations about a peculiar burglary at the Watergate Hotel. In time, their discoveries brought down...Tags: Parties and Movements, Joe Biden, Democratic Party, Credit and Debt, U.S. Congress
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 6
Mallard Fillmore cartoon was absurd To the editor: Never having seen a Mallard Fillmore cartoon prior to the one in question, I have to wonder if they are equally absurd. To say that Obama’s re-election is due to the mainstream media beggars...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Prices, Weaponry, News Media, Parties and Movements
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Letters to the Editor - Dec. 31
Christmas season a community effort in Chambersburg To the editor: One of my favorite Christmas thrills is coming around the bend on Philadelphia Avenue and seeing the length of Main Street blanketed with snow and ablaze with lights. To me, downtown...Tags: Religious Festivals, Holidays, Christmas, Elections, Voting
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Mail Call - Dec. 14
“I think the best thing about Christmas is helping others to have a better Christmas.” — Clear Spring “No wonder our country is in such bad shape, in a freefall, with President Obama back as the president again, and then in Mail...Tags: Religious Festivals, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Local Elections, Barack Obama, Maryland State Police
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 2
Multi-faceted question will need many answers To the editor: There is no doubt that the carnage in Connecticut is horrible. Everyone is looking for the government to do something. Unfortunately, high emotion makes for bad legislation. We will go through...Tags: Weaponry, Gun Control, National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Colombo (Sri Lanka)
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Bartlett reflects on career in Congress
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comThe sign on the door at the Frederick office still says "Rep. Roscoe Bartlett." But inside, it is an office in transition. Late last month, boxes were waiting to be packed. Some computers and televisions had been dismantled and were on a center table....Tags: Gene Taylor, Parties and Movements, Science and Technology, U.S. Congress, Politics
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Soft Shell Crab state sandwich bill is another Eastern Shore power grab
timr@herald-mail.comIf you weren’t excited about the upcoming session of the Maryland General Assembly you will be now: One of the bills to be filed would designate “Soft Shell Crab” as the official Maryland state sandwich. According to the Washington...Tags: Sandwiches, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Garrett County, Annapolis, Maryland General Assembly
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The year's most noteworthy lists are getting less worthy
It’s New Year’s Day, and that snowball-like pelting sound you hear around your head is the noise generated from an estimated 2.2 million “year in review” compilations that the media bombard us with at this time of year so they...
Tags: Higgs Boson Search, Music, Holidays, SoHo, Bruce Springsteen
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Goretti inducts 2nd Hall class
St. Maria Goretti High School inducted its second class into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday in a luncheon at Fountain Head Country Club and later at the Mid-Atlantic Invitational Tournament at the Gael Center. Four individuals make up the...Tags: Graduation, College Basketball, Basketball, Little League Baseball, Syracuse University
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Same-sex marriage referendum draws little advertising
Capital News ServiceDavid M. Johnson knows how to convince people. The 65-year-old spent the majority of his adult life as an advertising executive in New York City, with clients such as Pepsi and GE Corporate. He’s even credited with coming up with Dodge’s...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Voting, Crime, Law and Justice, Referenda
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Allan Powell: Is the welfare state on its way out?
The election of 2012 is fast approaching and will almost certainly send a message about the status of the welfare state in America. Is the dislike for government health plans and other social support programs so vocally disparaged by the Tea party and...Tags: European Union, Sociology, France, Government, Ron Paul
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Allan Powell: Stimulus vital to recovery
Ever since John M. Keynes proposed governmental influxes of money to stimulate ailing economies, there has been a steady flow of objections from free-market enthusiasts. They always use the same old arguments: continued unemployment and a pitifully slow...Tags: Finance, Career and Workplace, Renewable Energy, Housing Industry, Unemployment
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